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The Dispute with Miura no Yoshimura, The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari), Book 4.11
The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari) is a story of two brothers, Jūrō and Gōrō, who for eighteen years plotted and planned revenge for the wrongful death of […]
The Flower Viewing, The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari), Book 7.1
The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari) is a story of two brothers, Jūrō and Gōrō, who for eighteen years plotted and planned revenge for the wrongful death of […]
The Soga Brothers meet Ninomiya no Yoshizane, The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari), Book 7.7
The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari) is a story of two brothers, Jūrō and Gōrō, who for eighteen years plotted and planned revenge for the wrongful death of […]
Juro’s Coming-of-Age Ceremony, The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari), Book 4.1
The Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga Monogatari) is a story of two brothers, Jūrō and Gōrō, who for eighteen years plotted and planned revenge for the wrongful death of […]
Otome (The Maiden), Tale of Genji: Chapter 21
The Giant Drunkard of Mount Oe (Oeyama Shuten Doji)
The Giant Drunkard of Mount Oe (Oeyama Shuten Doji)
Agemachi (Trefoil Knots), Tale of Genji: Chapter 47
Kaoru (adopted son of Prince Genji) arrives in Uji to observe the anniversary of Prince Genji’s death. He goes boating on the river in a boat “Roofed with scarlet leaves. […]
Mume ga e (A Branch of Plum), Tale of Genji: Chapter 32
The day of the initiation ceremony for the Akashi lady’s daughter approaches. Prince Genji (in blue), now thirty-nine years old, devotes himself to every detail. As he and his brother, […]
Wakamurasaki (Lavender), Tale of Genji: Chapter 5
Prince Genji (in white) spies on the women in a neighboring villa as he receives treatment for a fever from a sage in the northern hills. In this charming, rustic […]
Kocho (Butterflies), Tale of Genji: Chapter 24
Prince Genji arranges for the construction of Chinese pleasure boats in the garden of Lady Murasaki, and a party is held in honor of a visit by the Empress Akikonomu […]